Food Not Bombs Las Vegas will hold its weekly picnic at Baker Park between 10:00 am and 12:00 pm on July 10. Bring food if you have it, yourself if you don’t.
See you there!
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Jul 6, 2011: Upcoming Picnic in Baker Park – July 10, 2011
Jul 5, 2011: Picnic in Baker Park, July 3, 2011
Food Not Bombs Las Vegas held our weekly Free Picnic in the Park at Baker Park on July 3 from 10:00am to 12:00pm. Gail brought beans and soup, Chuck refried beans and salad, Her pancakes and rice medley, Herb rice and beans and cherries, Scott apples, Thomas fish and bags of chips and Sean water. Chef Mayra of Pura Vida Bakery & Bystro also baked lots of vegan brownies and cupcakes. Her contributed some used clothes, as well.
About 20 people joined in the meal this week. Food Not Bombs organizers Chuck, Her, Scott, Herb, Mary Joy, Thomas, Her and Sean were there. It was overcast, which cut the heat, but we still went through five gallons of water in under two hours. Any water contributions would be appreciated.
See you at the park next week!
Jul 5, 2011: Action in Support of Orlando Food Not Bombs, 7-1-11
Food Not Bombs Las Vegas demonstrated in front of City Center at 5 p.m. on July 1 to protest “do not feed” laws in Orlando. Nine members set up a table and gave bread and vegan soup to passersby. Many of the people we served were homeless, and many of them were veterans.
Over 20 members of Food Not Bombs Orlando have been arrested for violating these laws, which require anyone who wants to feed the homeless to get a permit from the city government. If convicted, they could spend 60 days in jail and be forced to pay a $500 fine for each violation.
We believe that being hungry, or trying to alleviate that hunger, shouldn’t be a crime. We believe that you don’t need permission from the government to feed the hungry, which includes the working poor with homes as well as the homeless. Some of our members have experience with “do not feed” laws in Las Vegas and can understand the plight of our Orlando colleagues.
Photos of the demonstration can be found here (courtesy of Kelly W. Patterson) and here (courtesy of Donald Rilea).
Jul 1, 2011: Organizational Meeting on July 2, 2011
We’ve changed the location of the organizational meeting to Chef Mayra’s Pura Vida Bakery and Bystro, 1236 Western Ave., this week. Meeting is still at 2 p.m. on July 2.
Click here for directions. See you there!
Jun 28, 2011: Picnic in Baker Park, June 26, 2011
Food Not Bombs Las Vegas held our weekly Free Picnic in the Park at Baker Park on June 26 from 10:00am to 12:00pm. Gail brought rice, soup and beans, Chuck spaghetti and salad, Herb watermelon, Thomas fish, and Sean peanut butter sandwiches and water. Her and Lorne also brought books and clothes.
About 20 people joined in the meal this week. Food Not Bombs organizers Gail, Chuck, Herb, Thomas, Her, Lorne, Mary Jory and and Sean were there. It was hot, which meant we had to refill the smaller water jugs a few times. Water’s going to become more and more important as the summer goes on.
See you at the park next week!
Jun 18, 2011: Picnic in Baker Park, June 19, 2011
Picnic Sunday at Baker Park at 10:30 a.m. Bring food if you have it, bring yourselves if you don’t. We’d love to have you!
Jun 15, 2011: Picnic in Baker Park, June 12, 2011
Food Not Bombs Las Vegas held our weekly Free Picnic in the Park at Baker Park on June 12 from 10:00am to 12:00pm. Gail brought rice, soup, beans and bread, Kelly trail mix banana bread, Chuck spaghetti, salad, bread and orange soda, Daniel juice and Sean cupcakes, water and juice. Thomas also brought one-use body lotions and shampoos.
About 15 people joined in the meal this week. Food Not Bombs organizers Kelly, Chuck, Thomas, Daniel and Sean were there. The weather behaved, and we talked about community organizing and just generally enjoyed the weather.
See you at the park next week!
Jun 10, 2011: Viva Valhalla Demo Release, June 10, 2011
We’ll have a table at Viva Valhalla’s demo release party at Yayo Taco tonight at 8 p.m. Bands include Fake Smiles, Hard Pipe Hitters, Scrap Iron Saints, Dick Falcon and The Seriouslys, plus a performance by Gracie Psycho of the Snake Eyes Sideshow. Swing by, say hello, and stay for the music!
Jun 6, 2011: Picnic in Baker Park, June 5, 2011
Food Not Bombs Las Vegas held our weekly Free Picnic in the Park at Baker Park on June 5 from 10:00am to 12:00pm. Gail brought potatoes, rice, soup and beans, Jeremy lemonade, bananas and Clif bars, Herb coconut rice, Daniel juice and Sean bananas, water, peanut butter sandwiches and fruit. Her and Lorne also brought and gave out clothes.
About 20 people joined in the meal this week. Food Not Bombs organizers Jeremy, Her, Lorne, Herb, Daniel and Sean were there. It was windy (as usual) but not too bad, and we had only a few cups blow away this week. We talked about community organizing and just generally enjoyed the weather.
See you at the park next week!
Jul 3, 2010: Food Not Bombs Las Vegas @ First Friday in downtown Las Vegas, July 2, 2010
Las Vegas Food Not Bombers Sarita, Charles and Brian had a great time tabling for FNBLV at this month’s First Friday in the downtown Arts District on July 2 from 7-11:30pm. We set up an outreach table with banana bread, pastries, fresh fruit, lemonade and iced coffee; we also had handbills to get the word out about our weekly picnics, literature, Food Not Bombs bumperstickers and buttons. Charles did the baking and FNBer Kelly contributed literature and merch.
We got a great response from folks passing by the booth, whether just because they were looking for a bite to eat, or because they knew Food Not Bombs and wanted to know how to get involved here in Vegas. We had a lot of good conversations with friends old and new, and are looking forward to doing more tabling events at First Friday and other public gatherings in the future.
See you at the park this weekend — and at the next First Friday in August!
